Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-28
WILL USE CANDLES.
COngressman-EIect Martin Moves His
Quarters from the WiIard---A
Point of VeraCity Raised,
Seine OF the Prominent Newspaper Men
Who Began Their Careers IS wash
ingsOn Correspondents.
to be Eesumsd rs Soon az the FIT
sieth Congress elects
HOW MARTIN ExPLAINs IT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-COpgressman-
elect Martin Of Texas whose existence
was so nearly terminated By escaping gas
on his first light inWsshipgton has moved
away from the Willard. HeraIses point
of veracity with the hotel people. They
say he blew out the gag. lie claims that
when he turned the key of the gas jet it
went sround too far and after cutting out
the gas let on the gas again. he does not
like for his friends to think he was so
green IS to blow st the gas, End went
where they used candles.
JOURNALISTS AT THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % Washington
has been the newspaper trsiniDg school
for many of the leading editorial writers
snd newspaper men Of the United States.
Some of our best Known writer's, and men
who have made their mark in journal
ism, learned their C's here; thst is,
they acquired the technical training here
as correspondents which afterward en-
&6led them to occupy positions OF
higher grade with various newspapers. \
correspondent in Washington has posi-
! ton which Is perhaps more nearly re-
| lated to that of the managing editor OF
8 paper, as every yeSr managing editors
are taken from here and promoted to the
| head Of the papers they represent. l will
cite few instances: WhitelsW Reid, ed
| itor of the New York Tribunr, repre-
sented the Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette here for years. His nom de plume
in those days was "Agate" ard some very
highly cclored accounts OF doings in
Washington he sent TO his paper. James
| Gordon Bennett, ST., was one Of the best
correspop dents Washington has ever
known. He afterwards established the
New York Herald in which he made for
tune for himself and his posterity. J. 3.
McCullsgh, editor OF the ST. Louis
GIobe-DemcCrat, wss here during the
days of Andrew Johnson, and sent some
very truthful ard inspiring Eews 10 his
psper during this lntf resting period.
| Joseph PGlitZer, who hiss made such
| phenomenal success OF the New York
| World, was formerly Washington cor
respondent. a. R Spoford WAS the war
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial- Gszette, and sent faithful and inter-
esting accounts Of the battles IN Virginia,
Pennsylvania and MSrVland to his
pxper, and was sfterWard rewarded
for his excellent work by q promo
ton to the chair Of assistant editor,
which he resigned however in 1864 and
accented his present position IS librarian
I Of Congress, where he las MADE we'll
deserved national and international repu-
who is st the head Of the Washington
bureau of the New York Herald,
| VIRTUALLY EDITS THAT PAPER
from here, and largely directs its policy.
He is Benefits first lieutenant and re-
ceives S10,0 600 year for his services,
besides q large force of assistants. Ed
mund Hudson Of the Boston Herald has
represented that paper mere for many
years, and IS besides the editor and
proprietor OF the Sunday Capital,
society paper published here. CHARLES W.
! Knapp, the correspondent of the St Louis
Republican occupied q leading position
on this paper, which ne partly owns with
| his father and the Aliens. He is forci-
bic writer, and has done some excellent
work here since he came Is the Wash
ington representative of the Republican,
some two years ago. He will eventually
return to ST. Louis 50 the managing edi-
tor of this great Democrat: organ.
Robert P Porter, who formerly repre-
scented the Philadelphia Press here, is
now about TO edit new paper in New
York with Frank Hstton and other promi-
nent Republicans to be called the New
York Press. 1t will De & morning daily
aud will sell tor l cent. Richard
Weightman, who repre- scented the New
York Star here last year, has
gone to New Orleans, whore he is writing
political editorials for the TImes-Demo-
cret. He is forcible writer and is bet
ter fitted for inside than outside work on
q newspaper General II. V. Boynton,
Who is at the head + the Cincinnati Com
mercial zette bureau here, often writes
editorials for his paper OF current topics.
Boynton is an old war veteran and is one
of the pioneers in the correspondent ser
vice here. He is most vigorous writer
and has exposed some very important
schemes in the Government service which
would have been allowed 10 sleep until
doomsday but for the. vigilance OF this
veteran correspondent.
The list might DE extended further, but
have given the principal examples OF
the correspondents here who have sue
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